to get error messages to display in english, start the command with LANG=C can you try disabling the XVideo extension, and see if that fixes it, by adding the fallowing to /etc/X11/xorg.conf :
Section "Extensions" Option "XVideo" "Disable" EndSection -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1020308 Title: vlc plays audio but no video when opening a file To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/1020308/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs